

Pitch Black
Don't be afraid of the dark. Be afraid of what's in the dark.
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
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6.9/10
5,010 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $53.2M
- Language
- Arabic
- darkness
- dystopia
- comet
- alien life-form
- survival
- creature
- eclipse
- flask
- spaceship crash
- intense
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR18 Feb 2000
United KingdomGB
- Premiere15Dead by Dawn Edinburgh Horror Film Festival1 Apr 2000
- Theatrical1510 Nov 2000
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM18 May 2000
ArgentinaAR
- PhysicalDVD7 Jul 2004
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical186 Sept 2000
BrazilBR
- Theatrical142 Jun 2001
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+6 Jul 2000
DenmarkDK
- Physical15DVD - Don't know date31 Dec 2001
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1821 Jun 2000
FranceFR
- Theatrical1219 Jul 2000
- TVAction23 Nov 2025
- TVRTL93 Dec 2025
- TVRTL95 May 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical167 Sept 2000
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1522 Sept 2000
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Pitch Black was released on 18 February 2000.
Audience reviews
6- J9/10
John Chard
6/4/2015
All you people are so scared of me. Most days I'd take that as a compliment. But it ain't me you gotta worry about now. Pitch Black is directed by David Twohy and collectively written by Twohy and Ken and Jim Wheat. It stars Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black and Rhiana Griffith. Music is by Graeme Revell and cinematography is by David Eggby. The year 2000 wa…
- G9/10
Gimly
9/7/2018
One of those few movies that most people don't care for, but I personally think is **criminally** underrated. _Final rating:★★★★½ - Ridiculously strong appeal. I can’t stop thinking about it._
- J6/10
JPV852
9/12/2020
Wasn't a big fan the last time I saw this (2000/2001) and didn't think too much about it this go around, with the shoddy editing particularly early on (seemed to stabilize in the final act), and the direction itself was pretty amateurish with stretching the picture in certain instances. Some interesting elements I guess and the acting was okay but no real standouts including Vin Diesel who shows zero personality that…
- R9/10
Repo Jack
10/28/2020
The movie that put Vin Diesel on the map as Riddick, the crooked anti-hero wanted by bounty hunters. This is another movie that benefits from knowing very little before watching the film.
- R7/10
r96sk
4/13/2025
<em>'Pitch Black'</em> is passable viewing. As a big <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> fan, it was about time I checked out more of Vin Diesel's other work. I had heard of this character of his before, though didn't know a jot about the plot. It turns out it's fairly good, despite minor issues. It has a noticeable low budget/low quality feel to it, the special effects haven't aged beautifully and the acting level is rathe…
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